2016 Summer BAM Jam Champions

Here are the champions from the 2016 Summer BAM Jam, presented by Treasure Valley Ford Stores. To see pictures of all the champs, click here. 

Elite Men's 6'0 Over - College of Western Idaho Center Court - Tick Tock Media
Elite Men's 6'0 Under - College of Western Idaho Center Court - STADIA
Elite Women's - College of Western Idaho Center Court - Two and Out
Competitive Women's - Old Chicago - Glory Days
Adult Co-ed - Hampton Inn - Hoop There It Is
Recreational 6'0 Over #1 - Beniton Construction - Free River
Recreational 6'0 Over #2 - Wright Brothers - Lip Rippers
Recreational 6'0 Under #1 - Hampton Inn - Gates of Hope Blue
Recreational 6'0 Under #2 - Old Chicago - O Boys
Competitive 6'0 Under #1 - ESPN Boise - Rip City
Competitive 6'0 Under #2 - My 102.7 - Wreck Ballers
Competitive 6'0 Over #1 - BodyBuilding.com #1 - All Purpose
Competitive 6'0 Over #2 - BodyBuilding.com #2 - Hatzenballers
Competitive 6'0 Over #3 - KPMG - Troys Team
3/4 Girls - Goldy's - Triple Threat
5/6 Girls - Goss Gustavel Goss - Street Ballers
7/8 Girls - 92.7 Music Monster - LG NRG
3/4 Boys - Eddie's Diner - Shooting Stars
5th Grade Boys - Goldy's - Dime Droppers
6th Grade Boys - Randy Klein State Farm - HD Warriors
7th Grade Boys - Dominos - Bel Aire Academy
8th Grade Boys - 92.7 Music Monster - Slam
9th Grade Boys - Pita Pit - Boise Slam
10th Grade Boys - KM Engineering - Viscious N Delicious
11/12 Boys - Johnny's Fit Club - Juan Two Three Four
9/10 Girls - Wild 101 - Ball Girls
11/12 Girls - Wild 101 - Flash
Caldwell Transportation 3-Point Challenge - Ryan Skurdal
POWERADE Slam Dunk Championship - Travis Blackstock

2016 Summer BAM Jam Champions

Here are the champions from the 2016 Summer BAM Jam, presented by Treasure Valley Ford Stores.

Elite Men's 6'0 Over - College of Western Idaho Center Court - Tick Tock Media
Elite Men's 6'0 Under - College of Western Idaho Center Court - STADIA
Elite Women's - College of Western Idaho Center Court - Two and Out
Competitive Women's - Old Chicago - Glory Days
Adult Co-ed - Hampton Inn - Hoop There It Is
Recreational 6'0 Over #1 - Beniton Construction - Free River
Recreational 6'0 Over #2 - Wright Brothers - Lip Rippers
Recreational 6'0 Under #1 - Hampton Inn - Gates of Hope Blue
Recreational 6'0 Under #2 - Old Chicago - O Boys
Competitive 6'0 Under #1 - ESPN Boise - Rip City
Competitive 6'0 Under #2 - My 102.7 - Wreck Ballers
Competitive 6'0 Over #1 - BodyBuilding.com #1 - All Purpose
Competitive 6'0 Over #2 - BodyBuilding.com #2 - Hatzenballers
Competitive 6'0 Over #3 - KPMG - Troys Team
3/4 Girls - Goldy's - Triple Threat
5/6 Girls - Goss Gustavel Goss - Street Ballers
7/8 Girls - 92.7 Music Monster - LG NRG
3/4 Boys - Eddie's Diner - Shooting Stars
5th Grade Boys - Goldy's - Dime Droppers
6th Grade Boys - Randy Klein State Farm - HD Warriors
7th Grade Boys - Dominos - Bel Aire Academy
8th Grade Boys - 92.7 Music Monster - Slam
9th Grade Boys - Pita Pit - Boise Slam
10th Grade Boys - KM Engineering - Viscious N Delicious
11/12 Boys - Johnny's Fit Club - Juan Two Three Four
9/10 Girls - Wild 101 - Ball Girls
11/12 Girls - Wild 101 - Flash
Caldwell Transportation 3-Point Challenge - Ryan Skurdal
POWERADE Slam Dunk Championship - Travis Blackstock

From Court To The Sidelines: Parents Pass The Tradition

For the past 8 years BAM Jam has been a co-ed event that welcomes participants of all ages and abilities, making it an ideal opportunity to get the whole family involved. The Allen and Sailors families have taken full advantage of this opportunity as both Chris Allen and Leah Sailors compete every year with their families.

For the Allens, Chris’s brother, Corey, comes to town from Spokane to take part in the tournament, and his wife and children also often compete in their respective age groups. With the Sailors, Leah competes on the women’s side and also has children who participate.

We had the pleasure of speaking with Chris and Leah about their BAM Jam experiences and learn more about the basketball families!

How to bracket a tournament

"Trust is built with consistency." --Lincoln Chafee

When brackets are released each summer and spring, we often get the questions, “How were teams seeded?”, “Why does this team get a first round bye?”, “Why is there so much time between games?” and more. 

After running 15+ large scale tournaments, we’ve learned a few things about logistics, game mapping and more. At this point in BAM Jam’s history, the teams have played before and keep coming back have learned to trust our judgement and believe we are doing the best we can for their experience.